• The existence of an entrepreneurial subculture. The tremendous success of Silicon Valley very much gives support to the notion that entrepreneurs feed off each other in a synergistic fashion and create their own dynamic environment.
• Incubator organizations, many of which are initiated by local governments as enterprise centres. The Small Business Administration has established over six hundred Small Business Development Centers across the United States that provide this important stimulation.
• Regional loan policies that make it easier for new start-ups to borrow funds locally
• Regional zoning policies.